Is "presence" a training issue?

Author

Mowafy, Lyn ; Russo, Trish ; Miller, Lori

Author_Institution

Univ. of Dayton Res. Inst., OH, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

25-26 Oct. 1993

Firstpage

124

Lastpage

125

Abstract

A fighter pilot must create an accurate mental model of dynamic three-dimensional spatial relationships from two-dimensional head-up displays. The authors describe a US Air Force training research project to develop and assess visualization training media for their effectiveness in promoting mental model building. The theoretical approach guiding this project is based on the psychological construct of "presence" afforded by virtual world technologies.<>

Keywords

aircraft computers; computer aided instruction; data visualisation; human factors; military aircraft; military computing; psychology; user modelling; virtual reality; Air Force training research project; US; accurate mental model; dynamic three-dimensional spatial relationships; fighter pilot; mental model building; presence; psychological construct; theoretical approach; two-dimensional head-up displays; virtual world technologies; visualization training media; Buildings; Cognitive science; Computer graphics; Data visualization; Educational institutions; Psychology; Space technology; Three dimensional displays; Two dimensional displays; Virtual environment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Reality, 1993. Proceedings., IEEE 1993 Symposium on Research Frontiers in

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-4910-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VRAIS.1993.378252

Filename

378252